Sightings Archive

Rotherham; Thorn Hill: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 11 - inc 1 juv, loafing on roof ; Herring Gull - 3 - adults ; Great Black-backed Gull - 3 - inc 1 juv ; Black-headed Gull - c30 - loafing on roof ; Chiffchaff - 1 - in roadside Sycamore

Roundwood Golf course: Goldcrest - 1 ; Coal Tit - 1

Thorpe Hesley: Long-tailed Tit - 15+ - Part of a mixed tit flock that flew across London Road.

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Mute Swan - 12 ; Pink-footed Goose - 2 - NW calling ; Greylag Goose - 11 - came in with canadas ; Canada Goose - 185 - in ; Wigeon - 2 - NW ; Tufted Duck - 54 ; Moorhen - 10 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 - 3a1j in ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Robin - 23 ; Blackcap - 2 - f ; Whitethroat - 1 - call. ; Chiffchaff - 13 - inc.2 singing ; Red-crested Pochard - 4 - 1m3f omitted 22nd

Ulley CP: Red-legged Partridge - 14 - in adjacent field ; Kestrel - 2 - 1 male; 1 f/juv in adjacent field ; Cormorant - 3 ; Herring Gull - 5 - dropped in briefly ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5 - dropped in briefly ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - inc 1 singng ; Mute Swan - 15 ; Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Grey Heron - 1 - adult ; Moorhen - 25 - inc many independent juvs ; Tufted Duck - 6 ; Coot - c55 ; Mallard - 180-200 - high count first thing but soon dispersed ; Shoveler - 1 - drake ; Gadwall - 1pr ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - male

Ulley CP; Morthen arm: Kingfisher - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 10 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Pheasant - 3 - cocks

Ulley; Reservoir Road: Finch sp - c600 - mixed Goldfinch & Linnet in remains of rape field; mostly Linnet

Beeley Wood: Kingfisher - 1 - single flying downstream

Cowell Flat: Stonechat - 2 - pair

Firsby Res: 319 - 1 ; Mallard - 14 ; 320 - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - c30 - Feeding on ploughed field adjacent to reservoirs. ; Linnet - c100 - Flock of 30 with Mistle Thrush on plough, rest on harvested oil seed field opposite side of site. ; Meadow Pipit - 7 - On oil seed field with Linnet. ; Grey Heron - 4 - Coming in to roost in Firsby res together. ; Tawny Owl - 1 ; Cormorant - 1

Foulstone Delph: Peregrine - 1 - adult S towards Derwent Edge ; Stonechat - 6 - one still in juvenile plumage ; Whinchat - 1 - with Stonechats

Middleton Moor: GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - circled and chased off by crows ; Stonechat - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Mallard - 7 ; 320 - 29 ; Tufted Duck - 4 ; Pheasant - 1 ; Stock Dove - 15 - Over SE ; Woodpigeon - 35 ; Moorhen - 4 - Included young birds ; Moorhen - 4 - Included young birds ; Coot - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 10 ; Common Gull - 1 - Juv ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 16 ; Little Egret - 1 - Appeared to fly into middle lagoon when I was leaving site but could not locate it ; 319 - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Jay - 2 - Fly overs with other corvids ; Magpie - 4 ; Jackdaw - 15 ; Rook - 200 - Largest number of fly overs ; Carrion Crow - 25 ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Blue Tit - 17 ; Great Tit - 7 ; Skylark - 2 ; Swallow - 32 ; Chiffchaff - 5 - 2 in full song ; Long-tailed Tit - 13 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Wren - 3 ; Starling - 75 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Blackbird - 1 ; Robin - 2